Joanne Bertin Books

Once every thousand years the phoenix of Jehanglan burns to death in a magical release. For millennia the emperors of Jehanglan have tried to harness the awesome power of the phoenix's rebirth. One has finally succeeded, using black magic and the enslavement of a dragon. Far away at the Crown of the World, Dragon-lord Linden and his new wife, Maurynna, are trying to live the life of happy newlyweds. But all is not well. Since her first Change into dragon-form, Maurynna has been unable to duplicate it. And as her inability to Change drives her into a dark abyss of depression, Linden begins to doubt the love he was once so sure of... At this time of personal crisis, these two must journey to Jehanglan and marshall all of their diplomatic and martial skill to penetrate the treachery of the empire and set free the phoenix. But to do so they must face the dragon--the dragon who just might be a Dragonlord gone mad....

The long-awaited sequel to the epic fantasy Dragon and Phoenix, and the conclusion of the Dragonlord series Joanne Bertin's Bard's Oath is a story of feuding, revenge, and ultimately the fight for justice as Bard Leet attempts to punish those he believes robbed him of the love of his life and of his nephew, pursuing a series of deadly grudges against his own compatriots. Lord Sevrynel's renowned horse fair is where our story begins, where enemies race for wealth and pride, the darkest of magic is called upon and innocent lives put in peril. The fate of one man, on trial for a heinous murder, will ultimately depend upon Linden, the strongest of the dragonlords. With the help of his loyal companions, Linden must discover where the true evil lies and expose it before it's too late.

Der Herr des Drachen Linden Rathan ist der Jüngste einer Rasse von unsterblichen Drachenmenschen. Er hat sechshundert Jahre in Einsamkeit verbracht, auf der Suche nach einer Seelenverwandten, während der Rest seiner Gefährten in ihrer Festung verweilte und die Fünf Reiche der Menschheit beobachtete. Als die Königin von Cassori unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, werden die Drachenlords erneut in die menschlichen Angelegenheiten verwickelt; diesmal müssen sie einen Bürgerkrieg zwischen den beiden Thronanwärtern verhindern. Doch diese scheinbar einfache Aufgabe wird durch die Machenschaften der Bruderschaft, einer längst verschwundenen geheimen Gesellschaft von Menschen, die inmitten einer dunklen und schrecklichen Verschwörung zur Usurpation des Thrones wieder auftaucht, kompliziert.